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Monday, August 6, 2012

Going through Stresses

Sorry for the long silence of words. But I'm back. Yet I feel a little lost....

I started teaching classes at Women's Fun and Fitness in the town I live in. Except that hardly anyone is coming. The people that are coming love my class. The key is how do I get people to try my classes? I'm offering a free raffle for any participant that comes to my classes. I've also been emailing a gym that is being built called Anytime Fitness. When I woke up today, I got the official no email from them. I just don't know what I am doing wrong. Because of the heat, I haven't done a lot of hoop jams. The thing is without seeing hoopdance, people don't understand what to even expect and that they can do this. Without even trying or watching a class, how can any place, gym or other wise, say no? At least let me come in and show them what this is about! I just feel like losing hope but I don't want to give up on this. What if I give up and someone else comes up behind me and actually makes this work? What am I doing wrong? I don't want to be a failure. I want this to work out for me!

I am afraid sometimes that I have to lose weight for anyone to care about this. I don't do this to lose weight. I do this for me. It's fun and it's helped my sanity/coping skills/socializing. It's also helping my knees and maintaining weight loss. I don't know what I should do to get respect around here, especially regarding the local gyms. I'm working on my personal training cert right now. I have an old group fitness trainer book. I wonder how much has really changed since the edition I have and then, I could go ahead and test for it.

I am slowly plotting a plan. I'm not sure if it will work but it won't hurt me to try. I'm thinking of holding a LIKEs contest for my Undefined Hoopdance facebook page, a picture share contest, make a promo video for my class at Women's Fun and Fitness, make a promo picture for my WF&F class (for facebook sharing), and maybe make flyers to post around my town. I'm not sure what else to do! I'm also thinking of renting the blue building again for a all day hoop event with classes for $8 and build your own hoop workshop. On top of that, I'm thinking of getting Hoopnotica trained for level 2 and minis. I'll have to talk to my mom about that.

Although I will be at my library's Explore event hooping and hopefully gaining interest in hooping! I'm also going to email local groups/clubs in schools to see if they would like me to come and talk/hoop with their kids. I really think FCCLA would appreciate this. Last year, FCCLA in my county said no but guess what? I'm going to expand to other freaking counties this year. I'm not a crazy stalker person. (John accused me of this when I tried to make my own hooping destiny this weekend). I just love hooping and want to share hooping with everyone. Is there a crime in that?

Anyone have any ideas? I have now emailed a few FCCLA schools, even their principles (darn websites can't help me find the correct advisor email addresses). I am developing plan 2.0 later today.

Who is This Girl?

Most likely you know me from real life or the interwebs. I'm a blogger at A Whole Lot of Hoop Love, a blog about hula hooping.

Hooping is a huge passion of mine. I pretty much think of hooping 75% of the time. I started hooping in February 2011 and it's starting to take over my life. I don't regret it because hooping has changed my life.

I also like to craft (knitting, sewing, and various arts), read, write, listen to music, and watch TV. I waste time online.